Meaning of Venture | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
2. An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
3. The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.

Equivalents

Examples

“My heart was beating finely when we two set forth in the cold night upon this dangerous venture.”

“Other jobs which the governor entrusted to Ch'ao-tung dealt with the economic exploitation of the newly won mountain areas. In the Miao-li region, Ch'ao-tung headed an office for developing the petroleum resources discovered there.³⁸ Without much success during his tenure, the venture was later turned over to private entrepreneurs.”

“A certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness.”

“My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.”

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